Understanding Charter School Authorizing and Student Enrollment Trends
The State Board of Education hearing on January 11, 2017, discussed the role of Charter School Authorizing in maintaining high educational standards, upholding school autonomy, and protecting student interests. It highlighted the collaboration between the Office of Charter Schools (OCS) and Indiana authorizers to pass Quality Authorizing Legislation. The enrollment trends at Hoosier Academy showed a significant percentage of credit-deficient students, especially among newly enrolled students.
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State Board of Education Hearing January 11, 2017 Robert A. Marra, Executive Director Office of Charter Schools
What Is Charter School Authorizing? MAINTAIN high standards Federal law State law BSU contract PRODUCE high quality education UPHOLD school autonomy PROTECT student and public interests Compliance BSU Policies and Practices 2
OCS Engaged In The National/State Debate Surrounding Quality Charter School Authorizing 2013 Indiana General Assembly Session OCS collaborated with Indiana authorizers to help pass H.B. 1338 - Quality Authorizing Legislation IC 20-24-2.2-1.5 Authorizer; adoption of standards Sec. 1.5. All approved authorizers shall adopt standards of quality charter school authorizing, as defined by a nationally recognized organization with expertise in charter school authorizing. As added by P.L.280-2013, SEC.12. 3
Overall Effect of Newly-Enrolled Students A large number of the new students who attend Hoosier Academy enroll on day one already credit deficient The majority of seniors are enrolling behind expected graduation timelines. % Credit Deficient 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12 2014-2015 2015-2016 5
Effect of Enrollment Trends at Hoosier Academy In Fall 2016, 48% (506 out of 1047) of enrolled students in grades 10-12 were credit deficient. *Includes students that do not yet have records from prior schools 6
Credit Credit Deficiency Enrollment Trends Enrollment Trends Total % Deficient % of New students that are Deficient 1-2 Credit Deficient 6% of the total 10-12 grade population 22% of these students are new 6% 22% 3-5 Credit Deficient 9% of the total 10-12 grade 29% of these students are new 9% 29% 6 or More Credit Deficient 49% 49% of the total 10-12 grade population 67% of these students are new 67% 7 See full data set in appendix
Graduation Rates Actual 12 and 12+ Grade Enrollment N 16 78 140 298 Graduation Rate Based Upon Enrollment 88% 50% 61% 41% Total State Graduation Rate SY Cohort N Graduate N 12-13 13-14 14-15 15-16 53 227 401 558 14 39 86 122 26.40% 17.20% 21.40% 22.68% 8
Demonstration of Successfully Graduating Students Hoosier Academy successfully graduates students who start the year on track during the Fall of their Senior Year 2015-16 12th Grade Enrollment Started On Track for Graduation Graduated Did Not Graduate 273 14 13 1 9
Demonstration of Successfully Graduating Students Expected Graduation 2017 Expected Graduation 2018 Expected Graduation 2019 25% 69% 6% 49 students 136 students 11 students Based on credit-status at the beginning of Fall 2016, Hoosier Academy expects to graduate 69% (136 of 196) of currently enrolled Class of 2017 students. 10
H.B. 1338 Quality Authorizing Legislation IC 20-24-2.2-3 If an authorizer fails to take action against a poor performing charter school, the State Board of Education may take one of the following actions: Transfer authorization to another authorizer. Order closure of the charter school at the end of the current school year. A charter school that is closed by the state board under this section may not be granted a charter by any other authorizer. Order the reduction of any administrative fee collected. Suspend the authorizer s authority to authorize new charter schools. 11
Creation of Transformation Zones IC 20-31-9.5-9.5 Sec. 9.5. (a) The governing body of a school that has been placed in the lowest two (2) categories or designations may submit a plan to the state board to create a transformation zone within the school corporation. A plan may be developed with the assistance of the department. (b) The state board shall grant the designation as a transformation zone unless the state board concludes that the submitted plan does not substantially meet the criteria set forth in this section. All plans must be submitted to the state board not later than April 15, 2016, or April 15 each year thereafter. All plans must be approved or denied by the state board not later than July 1 of the first year of implementation. (c) Each plan must include the following information: (1) An organizational chart that demonstrates that the leader of the transformation zone reports directly to the school corporation's superintendent. (2) A description of the innovations the school corporation will implement, which may include: (A) innovations in school staffing; (B) curriculum and nonmandated assessments; (C) class scheduling; (D) the length of the school day or year; (E) the use of financial and other resources; (F) teacher recruitment, employment, and compensation; and (G) other innovations. 12
Hoosier Academy Virtual Charter School External Plans and Evaluations 1. IDOE Monitoring Feedback Report April 2015 2. BSU Renewal Application October 2015 3. IDOE Priority Visit Summary Report November 2015 4. School Improvement Plan submitted to IDOE February 2016 5. AdvancED Reaccreditation March 2016 6. IDOE School Improvement Report April 2016 7. Academic Plan for FY 2016-17 to K12 8. INTASS Plan Under Development 9. IDOE On-Site Monitoring Report November 2016 13
Approach to Oversight and Improvement Consolidated six distinct school improvement plans to one comprehensive plan Ball State holds Hoosier Academy accountable for progress against the plan Ball State report on specific progress measures beginning February Focus on: Further Development of College and Career areas of AP, Dual Credit, CTE, and Industry Certification Improve progress toward graduation and graduation rate Reduce withdrawal rate Align and pacing instruction Respond to student-level data 14
Hoosier Academies Virtual Charter School 2-year Conditional Renewal 2015-16 Baseline Data Points 2016-17 Current Contract 1st year of Conditional Renewal / 2016-17 Academic Data will be used for 2017 Renewal Review and Decision 2017 Renewal Review also includes Governance and Financial Audits Final year of Conditional Renewal 2017-18 Current Contract 15
2016-17 Indiana Assessment Windows Name of Assessment Window Begins Window Ends Indiana Statewide Testing of Educational Progress Plus (ISTEP+ ) Grades 3-8, and 10 ISTEP+ Part 1 Paper/pencil and Online (Applied Skills) ISTEP+ Part 2 Paper/pencil* (Multiple-Choice & Gridded-Response Items) ISTEP+ Part 2 Online (Multiple-Choice & Technology-Enhanced Items) Indiana Reading And Evaluation Determination-3 (IREAD-3) IREAD-3 (Spring) IREAD-3 (Summer) Online IREAD-3 (Summer) Paper/pencil (as needed) ISTEP+ End of Course Assessments (ECAs) Algebra I, English 10 ECAs (Winter) ECAs (Spring) ECAs (Summer) February 27, 2017 March 10, 2017 April 17, 2017 May 5, 2017 March 13, 2017 May 30, 2017 June 5, 2017 March 17, 2017 July 21, 2017 July 21, 2017 December 5, 2016 April 24, 2017 August 21, 2017 December 16, 2016 May 26, 2017 September 1, 2017 16
Timeline for Renewal The external review team will be working with the school regarding the renewal process Letter of Intent to Renew and Renewal Application Due to OCS External review team will conduct on-site visit Renewal Decisions March - August 2017 October 1, 2017 August November 2017 On or before January 15, 2018 March 1, 2018 Final Decision following any Appeal and subsequent Reconsideration Hearing 17
External Review Team External Review Team will consist of individuals with expertise in: online learning assessments learning coach component charter school governance and financial management curriculum and programming development and implementation authorizing online schools, i.e., a staff member from another authorizer that has an online school in its portfolio 18
